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Mary Jane en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. A female given name.

Translations (4)

es María Juana (double given name) · fr Marie-Jeanne (double given name) · pt Maria Joana (double given name) · gl María Xoana (double given name)

Mary Jane en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Calque of Spanish María Juana.

Meanings

  1. (slang, uncountable) Marijuana.
    • When the stress burns my brain just like acid raindrops / Mary Jane is the only thing that makes the pain stop 2002, “Acid Raindrops”, in O.S.T., performed by People Under the Stairs ft. Camel MC:
    • Mary Jane, you're always in my brain, and you help me ease the pain. 1995, “Mary Jane”, in Headsex, performed by Technohead, Mokum Records:
    • In love with Mary Jane, she's my main thing 2004, MF DOOM, “Kon Queso”, in MM..FOOD:
    • Mary Jane, since I have met you, girl, you've ruined my brain. 2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown, performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG), Sony BMG:
    • Rolling up cannabis sativa, hitting the Mary Jane 1995, “I Got 5 on It”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz:

Relateds

maryjane · mary jane

Synonyms

bud · ganja · greenery · trees · dank · herb · hash · choof · devil's lettuce · weed · marihoochie · dope · cannabis · pot · sensimillia · mull · yarndie · boo · doja · grass · Texas tea · MJ · doobage · Mary Jane · benj · ganj · djamba · green · sensimilla · zaza · method · reefer · tea · zombie · hemp · wacky tobaccy · daccha · broccoli · bhang · sens · shit · sweetleaf · Mary Joanna · muggle · mezz · twig · cheeba · buddha · hashish · marijuana · endo · puff · gage

Translations (11)

hu Mariska (slang for marijuana) · pt Maria Joana (slang for marijuana) · it Maria Giovanna (slang for marijuana) · fr Marie-Jeanne (slang for marijuana) · de Gras (slang for marijuana) · pt Mary Jane (slang for marijuana) · de Mary Jane (slang for marijuana) · de Marihuana (slang for marijuana) · fi mari (slang for marijuana) · ro Maria Ioana (slang for marijuana) · gl María Xoana (slang for marijuana)

Mary Jane en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

Etymology

Genericized trademark, named after a character in the Buster Brown comic strip with this name, licensed by the shoe manufacturer.

Meanings

  1. A type of shoe, usually for a girl, having a rounded toe and a strap with a buckle.
    • [Tony] Zanetta continued: “They found a common ground in David’s [Bowie] shoes. David was wearing yellow Mary Janes and Andy [Warhol] had been a shoe illustrator, which David knew so they began talking about shoes. Otherwise, it was not the greatest meeting [laughs]^([sic]).” 2021 May 19, Joe Taysom, “Why Andy Warhol hated the David Bowie song about him”, in Far Out Magazine:

Forms

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Translations (9)

ko 메리 제인 (type of shoe) · fr baby (type of shoe) · fi maryjane (type of shoe) · ja メリージェーン (type of shoe) · de Spangenschuh (type of shoe) · es mercedita (type of shoe) · vo cilasnabädajuk (type of shoe) · cmn 瑪麗珍鞋 /玛丽珍鞋 (type of shoe) · vo snabädajuk (type of shoe)

wikipedia: Buster Brown